Antun Škvorčević

Antun Škvorčević (born 8 May 1947) is a Croatian bishop, leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Požega.

Msgr.

Antun Škvorčević
Diocese of Požega
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Požega
ProvincePožega
SeePožega
Orders
OrdinationJune 25, 1972
Personal details
Birth nameAntun Škvorčević
Born (1947-05-08) 8 May 1947
Davor, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
NationalityCroatian
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Institute of Sacred Liturgy
MottoChristus hodie et in saecula
Krist danas i uvijeke
Christ today and forever[1]
Coat of arms

Early life and education

Antun Škvorčević was born in a small village of Davor on 8 May 1947 to Ivan and Ljubičica Škvorčević.

He enrolled in primary school in Davor, and Zagreb, eventually graduating in Slavonski Brod, after which he attended high school (Classical catholic gymnasium) for future priests on Šalata in Zagreb. Škvorčević graduated from Zagreb Catholic Theological Faculty, where he also gained his master's degree, after which he went to Rome for additional specialization. In 1981 he gained his doctorate in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University. In addition, he graduated liturgy from the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Liturgy.[2]

Career

Antun Škvorčević was ordered for a priest of the Archdiocese of Zagreb on June 25, 1972. After ordination, he worked as a chaplain in the parish of St. Joseph in Zagreb (1972-1976), lecturer at the Zagreb Catholic Theological Faculty and its institutes (since 1982), Head of the Catechetical Institute of Catholic Theology of the University of Zagreb (1991-1999), and member of the Quorum prebendarian main church in Zagreb (appointed in 1987).[2]

On July 5, 1997, Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of, at the time, newly founded Diocese of Požega. He was ordered on September 27, 1997.[3]

gollark: potentially.
gollark: My apioalgorithms say it isn't.
gollark: ye.s
gollark: Deploying semimemetic counter☭apioforms.
gollark: ☭ is, topologically, a donut.

References
  1. "Grb i geslo". Pozeska-biskupija.com. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  2. "mons. Antun Škvorčević, biskup požeški". Hbk.hr. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  3. "Životopis". Pozeska-biskupija.com. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.